Largest supermoon in nearly seven decades shines brightly

Supermoon promises earth-bound sky-watchers in Pakistan a celestial spectacle today evening.
Dawn.com Published November 14, 2016

Pakistanis are in for a rare supermoon sighting on Monday Nov 14 at 6:52pm, where the moon will appear 14 per cent bigger and 30pc brighter than a normal full moon.

This will be the largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades, and promises Earth-bound sky-watchers a celestial spectacle. The next supermoon will be spotted in 2034.

The Pakistan Meteorological Department on Friday said that if skies are clear, the moon will be clearly visible, and explained the phenomena by saying that the orbit of the moon around the Earth is elliptical, not circular, which causes a change in distance between the two.

The supermoon was sighted yesterday In Australia, United States and Mexico.

Participants in a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb walk across the western span of the famous Australian landmark as the supermoon rises after sunset. ─Reuters
Participants in a Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb walk across the western span of the famous Australian landmark as the supermoon rises after sunset. ─Reuters

A commuter train en route to the suburb of Hornsby crosses on the Sydney Harbor Bridge under the supermoon. ─Reuters
A commuter train en route to the suburb of Hornsby crosses on the Sydney Harbor Bridge under the supermoon. ─Reuters

The full moon is seen in the night sky above Sydney, Australia on the eve of the supermoon spectacle. ─Reuters
The full moon is seen in the night sky above Sydney, Australia on the eve of the supermoon spectacle. ─Reuters

The moon rises behind the eagle sculpture high atop LeVeque Tower in Columbus, Ohio. ─AP
The moon rises behind the eagle sculpture high atop LeVeque Tower in Columbus, Ohio. ─AP

The supermoon, the closest the moon comes to Earth since 1948, rises over La Raza monument, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. ─Reuters
The supermoon, the closest the moon comes to Earth since 1948, rises over La Raza monument, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. ─Reuters

A supermoon rises over the Statue of Freedom on the Capitol dome in Washington, DC November. ─AFP
A supermoon rises over the Statue of Freedom on the Capitol dome in Washington, DC November. ─AFP

The moon rises behind Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas. ─AP
The moon rises behind Reunion Tower in downtown Dallas. ─AP

The moon rises beyond the Arch in St. Louis as seen from the Compton Hill Water Tower. ─AFP
The moon rises beyond the Arch in St. Louis as seen from the Compton Hill Water Tower. ─AFP

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Pakistan Zindabad
Nov 14, 2016 03:49pm
People of Karachi looking towards KE. As they will make this night memorable as per their routin "Load Sheddings". Or will SURPRISE against that?
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AMF
Nov 14, 2016 03:59pm
clouds covering the moon here in sydney :(
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Huma
Nov 14, 2016 04:18pm
We saw it early in the morning here is Dubai:) it was beautiful and so bright
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Ahmed bin Babar
Nov 14, 2016 04:28pm
The moon sighting committee should perform its duty every month to have the right yearly counting of the Islamic calendar as tonight it is full moon by all standards but in Pakistan it is being counted as 14th instead of 15th...
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Abdul Majid Khalfan
Nov 14, 2016 04:52pm
We sighted the beautiful, gorgeous, and incredible sight of the full moon in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada too. Remarkable sight! A glimpse of just one such Universal natural beauty at its best! May God Almighty bring such brightness in all of our living creatures of this planet earth to respect each other and live in PEACE and HARMONY - Ameen.
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Yaser Arafat
Nov 14, 2016 05:10pm
Credit goes to Photographers! Beautiful graphic.
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Sajid iqbal
Nov 14, 2016 05:57pm
Amazing.... May be it is only one chance my life tohave look of supermoon.
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Feroze Danish
Nov 14, 2016 06:14pm
simply mind blowing .. am setting up to have a good session tonite !
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fp
Nov 14, 2016 07:16pm
I expressed my gratitude to photographer for showing such a marvalous pics of moon
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Masood
Nov 14, 2016 07:47pm
Simply amazing as I sit in my office and watch the rising supermoon on the eastern horizon of Karachi.
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Salman Sheikh
Nov 14, 2016 07:46pm
such a lovely pic...awesome
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Ijaz
Nov 14, 2016 09:25pm
@Ahmed bin Babar Sorry but you are incorrect. Today, during the day it was 14th Safar in Pakistan. After sunset it became the 15th and this is the period the moon had waxed to its maximum. So the rooh et hilal committee in Pakistan is correct and our friends in Saudi Arabia are wrong. The reason is simple: the new day in the Islamic calendar always begins at Maghrib not midnight, fajr or sunrise!
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Richard
Nov 14, 2016 10:50pm
Hope to see it tonight, here in Cape Coral, Fl was cloudy the majority of the evening.
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jalaluddin s. Hussain
Nov 15, 2016 01:58am
In Brossard, Quebec, Canada, we watched the "super moon", 14% bigger and 30% higher, compared to the normal moon. This is according to the astronomers. Again, according to them, next "super moon" is predicted to happen in 2034.
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jamal
Nov 15, 2016 11:53am
why in the picture it looks so big. :)
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Hamza Shahzad
Nov 15, 2016 12:03pm
Very beautiful photos!
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Engr jawad
Nov 15, 2016 03:47pm
Missed it. lets wait for 2034
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Jamal
Nov 15, 2016 07:32pm
WISH COULD SEE MORE OF THESE IMAGES
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IMTIAZ HUSSAIN ABBASI
Nov 16, 2016 09:32am
For viewing super moon, I along with my family visited PAF museum, Karachi. It was a memorable watching super moon. Next time it will appear in 2034, I don't know that time I will be alive or not.
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julius machado
Nov 16, 2016 10:12am
I saw the same supermoon in Mumbai. If we can share the same moon, why do we not share peace and happiness between our two countries?
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Syed Kamran Haider
Nov 16, 2016 04:26pm
ALI is written very clearly on Moon. Especially in the last pic, it is very clearly visible..
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Rajkumar
Nov 17, 2016 11:44am
Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
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